One Size Fits Few: Artificial Hearts Leave Many Out (Op-Ed)

Dr. Mario Deng, professor of medicine and medical director of the Advanced Heart Failure, Mechanical Support and Heart Transplant program at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), contributed this essay to Live Science's Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights. When Nemah Kahala, a wife and mother of five, arrived at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center as one of our patients in March, her condition was the definition of critical. Over time, this reduces blood flow and can lead to heart fail